He, Kate S - Murray State University

个人简介

I am a plant ecologist and studied under the internationally renowned statistical and theoretical ecologist Dr. Laszlo Orloci. I have been trained to conduct research in the areas of: biodiversity analysis, invasion biology, species distribution modeling, landscape ecology, and biogeography. My research tools typically involve multivariate statistics, generalized linear models, biodiversity partitioning, matrix correlations, geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing. I have been searching for answers to questions such as 1) how the environments affect the structure and function of plant communities; 2) how we precisely identify the intrinsic factors that change biodiversity in a negative way; and 3) at what level of confidence that we can accurately predict the patterns of species diversity in time and space under difference scenarios including the presence of invasive species, anthropogenic disturbances, and global warming. The importance of research in these areas stems from the fact that it can provide scientists, governments, and society in general with a sound understanding of the urgency of protecting and managing our limited natural resources, which will lead to the development of more effective conservation strategies to alleviate the threats to biodiversity on Earth. University of Western Ontario - Statistical Ecology, Ph.D. Northeast Forestry University - Plant Ecology, M.S. Northeast Forestry University - Botany, B.S.

研究领域

Plant ecology; biogeography; ecological modeling; invasion biology; biodiversity analysis; landscape ecology and remote sensing; climate change and vegetation dynamics; environmental and conservation biology.

近期论文

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X. He, K.S. He, J. Hyvönen (2016). Will bryophytes survive in a warming world? Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 19, 49-60. Pettorelli, N., Wegmann, M., Skidmore, A., Mücher, S., Dawson, T. P., Fernandez, M., Lucas, R., Schaepman, M. E., Wang, T., O'Connor, B., Jongman, R. H.G., Kempeneers, P., Sonnenschein, R., Leidner, A. K., Böhm, M., He, K.S., Nagendra, H., Dubois, G., Fatoyinbo, T., Hansen, M. C., Paganini, M., de Klerk, H. M., Asner, G. P., Kerr, J. T., Estes, A. B., Schmeller, D. S., Heiden, U., Rocchini, D., Pereira, H. M., Turak, E., Fernandez, N., Lausch, A., Cho, M. A., Alcaraz-Segura, D., McGeoch, M. A., Turner, W., Mueller, A., St-Louis, V., Penner, J., Vihervaara, P., Belward, A., Reyers, B., Geller, G. N. (2016), Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables: challenges and future directions. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. doi: 10.1002/rse2.15 Rocchini, D., Boyd, D. S., Féret, J.-B., Foody, G. M., He, K.S., Lausch, A., Nagendra, H., Wegmann, M., Pettorelli, N. (2016), Satellite remote sensing to monitor species diversity: potential and pitfalls. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2: 25–36. doi: 10.1002/rse2.9 He, K. S., Bradley, B. A., Cord, A. F., Rocchini, D., Tuanmu, M.-N., Schmidtlein, S., Turner, W., Wegmann, M., Pettorelli, N. (2015), Will remote sensing shape the next generation of species distribution models? Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 1: 4–18. doi: 10.1002/rse2.7 Zhang Z, Pan X, Zhang Z, He K.S, Li B (2015) Specialist Insect Herbivore and Light Availability Do Not Interact in the Evolution of an Invasive Plant. PLoS ONE 10(9) e0139234.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139234 Rocchini, D., Andreo, V., Förster, M., Garzon-Lopez, C.X., Gutierrez, A.P., Gillespie ,T.W., Hauffe, H.C., He, K.S., Kleinschmit, B., Mairota, P., Marcantonio, M., Metz, M., Nagendra, H., Pareeth, S., Ponti, L., Ricotta, C., Rizzoli, A., Schaab, G., Zebisch, M., Zorer, R., Neteler, M. (2015). Potential of remote sensing to predict species invasions - a modeling perspective. Progress in Physical Geography, 39: 283-309. W Li, Y Bai, Q Chen, KS He, X Ji, C Han. (2014). Discrepant impacts of land use and land cover on urban heat islands: a case study of Shanghai, China. Ecological Indicators 47, 171-178. Rocchini, D., Hernandez-Stefanoni, J., He, K. S. (2014). Advancing species diversity estimate by remote sensed proxies: A conceptual review. Ecological Informatics. Web: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954114001435 DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.10.0069. Pellock, S., Thompson, A., He, K.S., Mecklin, C.J., and J. Yang. (2013). Validity of Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis relates to the stages of invasion. Community Ecology, 14(2): 172-179. Erwin, S., Huckaba, A., He, K.S., McCarthy, M. (2013). Matrix Analysis to Model the Invasion of Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) on Kentucky Lakes. Plant Ecology, 6(2): 141-149. He, K.S. and Rocchini, D. (2013). Plant Invasion and Imaging Spectroscopy In: Remote Sensing of Natural Resources. Wang, G. and Q. Weng (Eds.), p191-198. CRC Press (Invited Book chapter). Feilhauer, H., Thonfeld, F., Faude, U., He, K.S., Rocchini, D., Schmidtlein, S. (2013). Assessing floristic composition with multispectral sensors - a comparison based on monotemporal and multiseasonal field spectra. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 21: 218-229. Rocchini, D., Foody, D.G., Nagendra, H., Ricotta, C., Anand, M., He, K.S., Amici, V., Kleinschmit, B., Forster, M., Schmidtlein, S., Feilhauer, H.,Ghisla, A., Metz, M., and M. Neteler 2013. Uncertainty in ecosystem mapping by remote sensing. Computers & Geosciences 50 (2013) 128–135. (Won 2013 Best Paper Award, selected among 200+ papers published in the journal in 2013) Rocchini, D., Delucchi, L., Bacaro, G., Cavallini, P., Feilhauer, H., Foody, G.M., He, K.S., Nagendra, H., Porta, C., Ricotta, C., Schmidtlein, S., Spano, L.D., Wegmann, M., Neteler, M. (2013). Calculating landscape diversity with information-theory based indices: A GRASS GIS solution. Ecological Informatics, 17:82-93. Feilhauer, H., He, K.S. Rocchini, D. (2012). Modeling species distribution using niche-based proxies derived from composite bioclimatic variables and MODIS NDVI. Remote Sensing, 4: 2057-2075 (Invited paper). Chai, M., Shi, F., He, K.S., Li, R., Cao, D., He, Z. (2012). Effect of saline-alkaline stress on early growth strategy and colonization success of Flvaveria Bidentis (L.) Kuntze (Asteraceae) – A new exotic plant in northern China. Polish Journal of Ecology, 60(3), 559-565. He, K.S., Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., Nagendra, H. (2011). Benefits of hyperspectral remote sensing for tracking plant invasions. Diversity and Distributions, 17: 381-392.